Creativity and Imagination Run Wild

This week the Whales started using number bonds to decompose different numbers. They began to create addition equations using plus, and equal signs. This group of Whales loves everything numbers. They also focused on teen numbers. We played teen bingo and did a teen counting circle. Along with our unit of study on pumpkins, the Whales sorted our pumpkins by size. The class decided on creating 3 groups. The groups being big, medium, and small pumpkins. After we sorted the pumpkins into those groups we worked together to create a bar graph that shows how many pumpkins we have in each group. We talked about how bar graphs help us easily see information. Visitors in our classroom can easily see that we have more small pumpkins in our classroom than big.

Our unit of study on pumpkins is coming to an end. This week we acted out the pumpkin life cycle. We used our bodies to show a pumpkin seed planted in soil. They were “watered” and turned into germinated seeds. They showed a plant with sprouts and roots. We learned about how pumpkins then grow vines, flowers, and then pumpkins like apples grow from those flowers. We talked about the similarities and differences of the different plant life cycles of sunflowers, apples, and pumpkins.

This week the Whales created some spooky monster art. We decided to hang them in our cubby space to add some spookiness to our classroom in perfect time for Halloween next week. The students worked exceptionally hard to shape their monster, cut their monster out, and to create some different accessories to go on their monsters. Looking at the group of spooky monsters, shows the creativity and imagination that these Whales have.

We ended our week, playing math games, listening to a mystery reader, and taking a trip to the library. The students were so excited to listen to Ms. Cynthia read Interrupting Chicken. There were many laughs and smiles during our mystery reader time. At the end of our trip to the library, we decided to stop at a bench on campus and take a group photo. We took a silly photo, and a smiling photo. Check them out at the end of the blog.